This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LaMarr61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.abbeville/851.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We have a Michael Hackett living next to our Thomas Brooks in the 1840 Census Abbeville Dist, SC. Also found a Hackett connection to this Brooks in SC. Do you know who they are? Descendants of Agustus Hackett Generation No. 1 1. AGUSTUS1 HACKETT Child of AGUSTUS HACKETT is: 2. i. NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, b. July 24, 1849; d. October 03, 1914, Pendleton, Anderson Co., SC buried @ Sandy Springs Meth. Ch. Cem.. Generation No. 2 2. NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT (AGUSTUS1) was born July 24, 1849, and died October 03, 1914 in Pendleton, Anderson Co., SC buried @ Sandy Springs Meth. Ch. Cem.. She married JOHN AGUSTUS BROOKS, son of DANIEL PROVEN and ELIZA M.. He was born September 14, 1848 in SC, and died February 16, 1929 in Pendleton, Anderson Co., SC buried @ Sandy Springs Meth. Ch. Cem.. Notes for JOHN AGUSTUS BROOKS: 1880 Anderson County, SC Census, Garvin Township John Brooks.............Head....................age 31 Nancy Brooks...........Wife.....................age 33 Corrie Brooks..........daughter..............age 10 Willie Brooks...........son.......................age 8 Kate Brooks.............daughter...............age 6 Mollie Brooks...........daughter...............age 4 Samuel Brooks.........son......................age 2 1900 Anderson County, SC Census, Garvin Township John A. Brooks..........Head....................age 51 Nancy A. Brooks.......Wife.....................age 51 Cara Brooks..............daughter...............age 31 Samuel Brooks.........son.......................age 21 Adolpheus E. ............son.......................age 15 Birdie Brooks............daughter...............age 13 Lewis Brooks.............son.......................age 8 1910 Anderson County, SC Census, Garvin Township John A. Brooks..........Head....................age 62..married 43 years Ann Brooks................Wife.....................age 62..married 43 years Lecora Brooks...........daughter..............age 42...married single Lewis Brooks............son.......................age 18...married 0 years Lainie Brooks...........daughter in law.....age 18..married 0 years --------Brooks..............grandson..............age 0/12 1920 Anderson County, SC Census, Garvin Township John A. Brooks..........Head..................age 71 Maggie Brooks..........Wife...................age 44 Lecora Brooks...........daughter............age 51 Noah Brooks.............grandson............age 19 John A. Brooks..........grandson............age 18 Kate Brooks...............granddaughter....age 15 Pearl Brown...............stepdaughter......age 11 1929 Feb. 17 Greenville News Obit. JOHN A. BROOKS CENTRAL, SC Feb. 16-John A. Brooks, Confederate veteran of the Pendleton road section, died this afternoon at 4:00 at his home, where he had lived for 60 years. He was 80 years old. Married twice, his first wife was Miss Annie Hackett and his second, who survives, Mrs. Maggie Brown. Five children by the first marriage also survive as follows: W. D. (Willie?), W. S. (Samuel?), and Lewis Brooks of Pendleton and A. E. (Adolpheus E.) Brooks of Bessemer City, NC., and Mrs. Nannie Sweeney of Pendleton. Three brothers Preston B. Brooks of Anderson, Henry Brooks of Belton and Warren Brooks of Honea Path and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Crawford of Honea Path and Mrs. Nancy Crawford of Easley also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. T. L. Bryson officiating, at the Sandy Springs Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Rev. M. M. (Maxie McBride) Brooks of Central is a nephew. Children of NANCY HACKETT and JOHN BROOKS are: i. NANNIE3 BROOKS, m. SWEENEY. More About NANNIE BROOKS: Residence: 1929, Pendleton, SC ii. CORA BROOKS, b. August 09, 1868; d. September 25, 1920. 3. iii. WILLIAM (WILLIE) BENSON BROOKS, b. 1872; d. April 25, 1950, Easley, Pickens County, SC buried @ Corinth Baptist Church #2 Cem.. iv. KATE BROOKS, b. 1874. v. MOLLIE BROOKS, b. 1876. vi. SAMUEL BROOKS, b. July 1879. 4. vii. LEWIS BROOKS, b. March 1882; d. April 05, 1950, Central, Pickens County, SC. 5. viii. ADOLPHEUS E. BROOKS, b. January 1884; d. July 15, 1958, Central, Pickens County, SC. ix. BIRDIE MAE BROOKS, b. November 07, 1886; d. July 20, 1904, Sandy Springs, Anderson County, SC buried @ Sandy Springs Meth. Ch. Cem.. 6. x. JAMES BROOKS. Generation No. 3 3. WILLIAM (WILLIE) BENSON3 BROOKS (NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) was born 1872, and died April 25, 1950 in Easley, Pickens County, SC buried @ Corinth Baptist Church #2 Cem.. He married LULA OWEN. Notes for WILLIAM (WILLIE) BENSON BROOKS: 1950 April 26 Greenville News Obits. Willliam Benson Brooks ANDERSON. April 25-William Benson Brooks, 78, died at the home of his son, Ernest Brooks, 15 Second Avenue, at 6:45 pm. Tuesday after 10 days of critical illness and several years of declining health. Mr. Brooks was a son of the late John A. and Anne Hackett Brooks, a native of the Walker McElmoyle community of Anderson County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula Owen Brooks of the Six and Twenty community; four sons, John of Easley, Ernest of Anderson, Jason of Liberty, Route 2, & Amos Brooks of Holly Hill; 3 daughters; Miss Lola Brooks of Oregon, Mrs. Ralph Johnson of Pelzer and Mrs. Alvin Rector of Greenville; so grandchildren and one great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Nannie Sweeney of Anderson, and one brother, A. E. Brooks of Charlotte. Funeral services will be held at Corinth Baptist Church No. 2 at 4:30 pm Wednesday with the Rev. Coley Cleveland and the Rev. Ralph Sassard officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ansel Owen, Martin Casey, Clem Brook, Whit Brooks, Dewey Sweeney and Ethridge Sweeney. Honorary escort will be deacons of Six and Twenty Baptist Church and Brooks Gillespie, Guy Davis, Atley Griffith, Lawrence Taylor, Gene Rhodes, Harold Mullikin, Gil Morgan and George Anderson. The body will be at the home of his son, Ernest Brooks after 10 am Wednesday. More About WILLIAM (WILLIE) BENSON BROOKS: Residence: 1929, Pendleton, SC Children of WILLIAM BROOKS and LULA OWEN are: i. JOHN4 BROOKS. ii. EARNEST BROOKS. iii. JASON BROOKS. iv. AMOS BROOKS. v. LOLA BROOKS. vi. DAUGHTER BROOKS, m. RALPH JOHNSON. More About RALPH JOHNSON: Residence: 1950, Pelzer, SC vii. DAUGHTER BROOKS, m. ALVIN RECTOR. More About ALVIN RECTOR: Residence: 1950, Greenville, SC 4. LEWIS3 BROOKS (NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) was born March 1882, and died April 05, 1950 in Central, Pickens County, SC. He married (1) LENNIE HARBIN. He married (2) ZELMA WARDLAW. He married (3) RUBY HEAD. Notes for LEWIS BROOKS: 1920 Anderson County, Garvin Township Lewis Brooks head age 28 Albert Brooks son age 9 Birdie daughter age 8 Living beside his father: John A. Brooks 1950 April 5 CENTRAL-Apr.4 Lewis Brooks, 58 died at a local hospital at 10:15 pm Monday following two years of declining health and two weeks of critical illness. He was a son of the late John and Nancy Hackett Brooks. He was born and reared in the Walker mcELmoyle section of Anderson County and had lived in Central 20 years. His widow, Mrs. Ruby Head Brooks of Central survives. He was married three times. His first marriage was to the former Miss Lennie Harbin. From that union two children srvive, Albert Brooks of Cental and Mrs. N. J. McCoy of Easley. His second wife was the former Miss Zelma Wardlaw. From that union a sonc, Thurston Brooks of Gastonia, NC survives. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Nan B. Swaney of Anderson, and two brothers, W. B. Brooks of Pendleton and A. E. Brooks of Charlotte. Services will be at Cannon memorial Baptist Church Wednesday at 3 pm conducted by the Rev. Lemuel Day and the Rev. John T. Turner. Inerment will be in Mr. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clem T. Brooks, Whit Brooks, John Brooks, Jason Brooks, Ernest Brooks and James Brooks. The body is at the residence. More About RUBY HEAD: Residence: 1950, Central, Pickens County, SC Children of LEWIS BROOKS and LENNIE HARBIN are: 7. i. ALBERT4 BROOKS, b. April 14, 1910; d. November 05, 1999, Central, Pickens County, SC. ii. BERTIE BROOKS, b. 1912; m. N. J. MCCOY. More About N. J. MCCOY: Residence: 1950, Easley, SC Child of LEWIS BROOKS and ZELMA WARDLAW is: iii. THURSTON4 BROOKS. More About THURSTON BROOKS: Residence: 1950, Gastonia, NC 5. ADOLPHEUS E.3 BROOKS (NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) was born January 1884, and died July 15, 1958 in Central, Pickens County, SC. Notes for ADOLPHEUS E. BROOKS: 1958 July 15 Greenville News Obit. A. E. BROOKS Central-Adolphus E. Brooks, 74, died at a Charlotte hospital early Monday morning following eight weeks of illness and several years of declining health. He was the son of the late John and Ann Hackett Brooks and was born and reared in the Labanon community of Anderson County. He was a retired textile worker and has been a resident of Charlotte for the past 25 years. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Lawing of Charlotte; two grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Nan Swaney of Anderson. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 pm at Duckett Funeral home by the Rev. W. P. Lippard. Burial will be in Pendleton Methodist Church Cem. Pallbearers will be Ovid Canup, Thuston Canup, Melvin Cobb, Ed Chastain, Walter Atkinson and R. T. Kinsler. The body is at the home and the family is at the home of J.J. Canup. Duckett Funeral Home is in charge. More About ADOLPHEUS E. BROOKS: Residence: 1929, Bessemer City, NC Child of ADOLPHEUS E. BROOKS is: i. BLANCHE4 BROOKS, m. LAWING. More About LAWING: Residence: 1958, Charlotte, NC 6. JAMES3 BROOKS (NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) Child of JAMES BROOKS is: i. INEZ4 BROOKS, m. BARETT. Generation No. 4 7. ALBERT4 BROOKS (LEWIS3, NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) was born April 14, 1910, and died November 05, 1999 in Central, Pickens County, SC. He married SADIE SIMPSON. Notes for ALBERT BROOKS: Greenville News Obit. Albert Brooks, Central, SC Albert Brooks, 307 Watkins St., died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. He was a retired logger and a Baptist. Survivors: wife, johnnie Frances McJunkins Brooks of the home; daughters, Annie Ruth Holliday, Martha Jean Ellenburg and Louise Merck of Six Mile; sons, Kenneth Brooks of Easley, Henry and Johnny Brooks of Libery, Ronnie Brooks of Coldwater, Miss.; sister, Bertie McCoy and brother, Thurston Brooks both of Gastonia, NC; 24 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildern, 6 great-great-grandchildren. Service: 2 pm today at Liberty Mortuary Cahpel. Burial: Norris Cemetery. More About ALBERT BROOKS: Residence: 1999, Central, Pickens County, SC Children of ALBERT BROOKS and SADIE SIMPSON are: 8. i. HENRY HERBERT5 BROOKS, b. 1942, Pickens County, SC; d. April 13, 2005, Liberty, Pickens County, SC buried @ Mt. Zion Cem., Central, SC. ii. RONNIE BROOKS. Notes for RONNIE BROOKS: Lives in Mississippi More About RONNIE BROOKS: Residence: 2005, Coldwater, Miss iii. KENNETH BROOKS. Notes for KENNETH BROOKS: Lives in Easley, SC More About KENNETH BROOKS: Residence: 2005, Easley, SC iv. MARTHA JEAN BROOKS, m. ELLENBERG. More About ELLENBERG: Residence: 2005, Six Mile, SC v. LOUISE BROOKS, m. MERCK. More About MERCK: Residence: 2005, Six Mile, SC vi. ANNIE RUTH BROOKS, m. HOLLIDAY. vii. JOHNNY BROOKS. More About JOHNNY BROOKS: Residence: 2005, Greenville, SC Generation No. 5 8. HENRY HERBERT5 BROOKS (ALBERT4, LEWIS3, NANCY ANNIE2 HACKETT, AGUSTUS1) was born 1942 in Pickens County, SC, and died April 13, 2005 in Liberty, Pickens County, SC buried @ Mt. Zion Cem., Central, SC. He married LUCILLE GAMBRELL. Notes for HENRY HERBERT BROOKS: 2005 Greenville News Obit Henry H. Brooks LIBERTY-Henry Herbert Brooks, 63, of Greentree Drive, died Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Palmetto Health Baptist, born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Albert and Sadie Simpson Brooks. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Gambrell Brooks of the home; two daughters, Cathy Watson and Crystal Gill, both of Liberty, a son, Randy Brooks of Liberty; a son, Randy Brooks of Liberty; three brothers, Ronnie Brooks of Mississippi, Johnny Brooks of Greenville and Kenneth Brooks of Easley; three sister, Martha Ellenberg and Louise Merck, both of Six Mile , and Ann Merck of Liberty and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 3 PM Friday, April 15, 2005, in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:30 PM. Burial will be at Mr. Zion Cemetery in Central. Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary More About HENRY HERBERT BROOKS: Residence: 2005, 208 Greentree Dirve, Liberty, SC Children of HENRY BROOKS and LUCILLE GAMBRELL are: i. CATHY6 BROOKS, m. PEANUT WATSON. ii. CRYSTAL BROOKS, m. SHAUN GILL. More About SHAUN GILL: Residence: 2005, Liberty, SC iii. RANDY BROOKS. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.